In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.
Title | Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood |
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Year | 2022 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Country | France |
Studio | 13 Prods, ARTE, Pop'Films |
Cast | Sandra Nkake, Melvin Van Peebles, Max Van Peebles, Marguerite Van Peebles, Mike Sargent, Mario Van Peebles |
Crew | Catherine Bernstein (Director), Benoît Alavoine (Editor), Pasquin Mariani (Sound), Martine Delumeau (Director), Jérôme Colin (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | cinema on cinema, blaxploitation cinema, cinema history, usa cinema |
Release | Mar 16, 2022 |
Runtime | 53 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.00 / 10 by 2 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English, Français |